Case Study: Allegany County Public Schools achieves reliable, instant district-wide emergency alerts with Alertus Technologies

Allegany County Public Schools - Customer Case Study

Allegany County Public Schools, serving 9,083 students across 27 buildings and 500 square miles, faced unreliable emergency communications because pagers and cell phones often lacked coverage. Seeking a solution that did not depend on third‑party cellular infrastructure, the district partnered with Alertus Technologies to deploy an in‑facility emergency notification system, including wall‑mounted Alert Beacons.

Alertus Technologies installed a wired, centrally managed alerting system that lets staff send targeted messages by district and receive fast 911 and weather alerts. The result was a dramatic reliability and speed improvement—where closings and emergencies previously reached only about 75% of sites, the Alertus system now provides near‑complete, dependable coverage and quicker notifications, with district IT leaders reporting no operational problems since deployment.

Allegany County Public Schools

Jeff Blank

Supervisor of Networking